Amanda Makes... A Rocky-Road Christmas Tree!!
2,477 views · Published 25 December 2014 · 5:44 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: Amanda Rolfe · 2014 · Howto & Style
In the last of my Christmas 2014 videos, I share with you a traditional desert that I've been making for the past 5 years or so. It's a chocoholics dream and will probably give you diabetes through the smell alone! It's my Rock-Road Christmas Tree!! Here's what you need to do make it! - To make the cardboard cone mould, glue two lengths of baking paper to a piece of large (flexible) cardboard. - Starting at one corner, roll and twist the cardboard into the shape of cone, ensuring the point of the cone is as tight as you can make it. - Patiently secure the tip of the cone with masking tape first, then tape the rest of the cone into place. - Cut off the excess corner of cardboard from the top of the cone and place the cone, upside down, into a deep vase. (This will keep the cone stable while you fill it with mixture as well as allow it to easily set.) To make the Rocky-Road you will need... (please feel free to use your own recipe if you like!) - 900g of Dark Chocolate, chopped - 470g of Marshmallows, chopped - 180g of Turkish Delight, chopped - Melt the chocolate in a large bowl over a saucepan of simmering water until smooth and glossy. Remove from the heat and allow it to cool slightly. - Carefully mix in the marshmallows and turkish delight. - Begin to fill the cone by first drizzling a small amount of just chocolate into the tip. Then slowly fill the rest of the cone with the Rocky-Road mixture. This step will be messy and you will be forced to lick the spoon and your fingers once you've finished!! :) - Ensure the top of the mixture in the cone is as flat & levelled as you can get it (once set, it'll end up as the bottom of the tree). Cut off any excess cardboard from around the top edge of the cone and then carefully place it in the fridge to set, upside in the vase over night. To decorate the tree I use... (feel free to use whatever you think best to decorate your tree!) - 60g of white chocolate - 1 packet of Mini M&M's - Melt the chocolate in a small bowl over a saucepan of simmering water until smooth and glossy. - Meanwhile, remove the cardboard from around the Rocky-Road, being extremely careful with the point of the cone (it can be quite delicate sometimes!) and place it on a serving plate. - Slowly coat the tree with the white chocolate, starting at the top, allowing it to run down the sides of the tree. - Then decorate with Mini M&M's before the white chocolate sets. - To finish, tie some nice festive ribbon around the bottom of the tree and fill the plate with the rest of the Mini M&M's. I find that the best way to cut this up is by laying it sideways on a chopping board, covering the top with a tea towel (so that it doesn't melt in your hand) and then cutting round pieces, starting from the base of the tree, using a serrated bread knife. SUBSCRIBE | http://goo.gl/j9EB3s You can also find me here... QUILTING BLOG | http://3and3quarters.net TWITTER | https://twitter.com/3and3quarters INSTAGRAM | http://instagram.com/3and3quarters PINTEREST | http://www.pinterest.com/3and3quarters/boards/ TUMBLR | http://amandarolfe.tumblr.com EMAIL | [email protected] Thanks for watching!! xx
